What about the Gpu market? they're obviously doing the same thing not to mention they increased prices systematically on every segment over the past 9 years or so .
If you haven't already bought that, amd's new Apu 2200G should be perfect for that task and you save money since you dont have to buy a dedicated gpu. http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-ryzen-3-2200g-review,16.html
Or you could jut get an xbox one x with similar hardware for a 4th of the money...
This is the worst time ever to buy/build a pc, prices are literally insane.
After $20 Mir From Amd
6cores/12Threads Unlocked Multiplier With a Stock Cooler
https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processor-Wraith-Cooler-YD1600BBAEBOX/dp/B06XNRQHG4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1522113113&sr=1-2&keywords=Ryzen+5+1600&dpID=319ktX3yGXL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
Why play it with Tesselation Off ? What is this an xbox 360 ?
From what I remember from a few years back it doesn't even affect performance that much but makes everything pop in a more realistic way.
When I first heard about ryzen apus I had hoped they will put at least 1024 gpu cores in there to not be completely crap at gaming. Also the fact that they only have 4mb of l3 cache wich make them even more hungry for super fast/super expensive ddr4 makes them kinda uselles for anything else...
8/core 16 threads for $230
http://www.microcenter.com/product/485473/Ryzen_7_1700X_34_GHz_8_Core_AM4_Boxed_Processor
You also get $30 Off on motherboards when purchased with a cpu http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=0&NTX=&NTT=b350+&NTK=all&page=1&sortby=pricelow
They also have 8 cores/16 threads 1700x for $230, this is nuts, just Wow
http://www.microcenter.com/product/485473/Ryzen_7_1700X_34_GHz_8_Core_AM4_Boxed_Processor
Never seen an 8 core so cheap, great times to buy a cpu wish it was that good for gpus as well.
Also 1600/1600x for $170/$180...
So that's these guys idea of competing with each other: Releasing a slightly faster card but more expensive. This is just stupid.
Where I live there's $50 difference between gtx 1070 and 1080. So what is really the point of this? really, because it will surelly be even more expensive and...
OMG these are so bad. Just look at that power consumption and perf/watt. ~gtx 1060 performance with ~gtx 1080 ti power consumption :(
wtf?! People have been undervolting polaris to save some power but noo, Amd went ahead and overvolted and overclocked these even further, and calling it a new...